Gavin Richardson
I am just a guy, a husband, a dad, sometimes church communicator, everyday youth pastor, on my best days a youth ministry trainer, not so great dog owner, overblown social media participant anthropologist, warped writer, honest speaker, accidental internet community builder, hopeful bill payer, frequently a bit monastic. bleeding heart united methodist, but not all necessarily in that order.
the Short one at Youthworker Circuit and Director of Youth Ministries at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church [Read More …]
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Technology and the Church : How we can Connect to Jesus View more presentations from gavoweb Here are the slides to a presentation that I did today at this “Generation 2 Generation” conversation with the General Board of Discipleship and the Texas based conferences of the United Methodist Church. Below is an unedited article I… [Continue Reading]

I happen to be quite nerdy about my craft. Every day I get emails via google news on a variety of keywords associated with my craft we call youth ministry. For over three or four years now since I’ve been getting these emails I get daily discouragement about many individuals that are part of my… [Continue Reading]

A number of years ago when the Episcopal church has elected Bishop Gene Robinson and had gone through the turmoil of theological, ethical, and cultural debates of gay clergy and affirming those positions there were many from the Episcopal church. Not just because of that reason, there were a few localized reasons, my friend Thomas… [Continue Reading]

I find myself driving around my neighborhoods and the nashville area eyeing properties that are vacant or left dilapidated and wonder, “Wonder what that could be for the church?” Warehouse spaces could be food pantries, shopping areas could be start up businesses for job training centers, some areas could be reclaimed for the land for… [Continue Reading]













